MARKZEFF designs the Kimpton Hotel Fontenot
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants has announced that the Kimpton Hotel Fontenot, a 202-room boutique hotel located in the heart of New Orleans’ central business district, will open in May. The opening marks the brand’s return after a 16-year absence from the Crescent City.
Inspired by iconic Creole fiddle player Canray Fontenot, Kimpton Hotel Fontenot pays homage to New Orleans’ rich history and musical legacy. Designed by MARKZEFF, the hotel features artful, bold, and sophisticated interiors throughout its public areas, guestrooms, and suites, along with signature chef-led food and beverage concepts, including a corner cafe and restaurant and bar.
Kimpton Hotel Fontenot to Open in New Orleans on May 11
April 29, 2021
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants is pleased to announcethe opening of Kimpton Hotel Fontenot, a 202-room boutique hotel located in the heart of New Orleans’ Central Business District on the corner of Poydras and Tchoupitoulas Streets. Guests are now able to book stays for its opening day, May 11, 2021. The opening marks the brand’s return after a sixteen-year absence from the Crescent City and comes at a time when cravings for cultural experiences, which New Orleans has in abundance, continue to rise.
Inspired by iconic Creole fiddle player Canray Fontenot, Kimpton Hotel Fontenot pays homage to New Orleans’ rich history and musical legacy. Designed by MARKZEFF, the hotel features artful, bold and sophisticated interiors throughout its public areas, guest rooms and suites, along with signature chef-led food and beverage concepts, including a corner cafe and restaurant and bar, effortlessly comb
Photo: Kimpton Hotel Fontenot
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants is pleased to announce the opening of Kimpton Hotel Fontenot, a 202-room boutique hotel located in the heart of New Orleans Central Business District on the corner of Poydras and Tchoupitoulas Streets. Guests are now able to book stays for its opening day, May 11, 2021. The opening marks the brand s return after a sixteen-year absence from the Crescent City and comes at a time when cravings for cultural experiences, which New Orleans has in abundance, continue to rise.
Inspired by iconic Creole fiddle player Canray Fontenot, Kimpton Hotel Fontenot pays homage to New Orleans rich history and musical legacy. Designed by MARKZEFF, the hotel features artful, bold and sophisticated interiors throughout its public areas, guest rooms and suites, along with signature chef-led food and beverage concepts, including a corner cafe and restaurant and bar, effortlessly combining classic and contemporary with surprises at
OffBeat Magazine
I’m not sure if New Orleans has reached peak neo-trad yet, but each new release I hear indicates that the music created a century ago still offers a lot for younger musicians to explore. The Secret Six is a side project led by bassist John Joyce of the Smoking Time Jazz Club. The album features members of that project as well as vocalist Meschiya Lake and other musicians from the tightly-knit Frenchmen Street scene.
Given the extremely limited parameters of the pandemic, this album was actually recorded outdoors by the well-regarded producer/engineer Earl Scioneaux III. Yet it is virtually impossible to tell this, based on the ace musicianship and his pristine recording technique. The instrumentation is so clearly delineated; I was almost hoping to hear a bird chirp or a passing truck.
Description (Brief)
King Oliver and Jelly Roll Morton. side 1: Tom Cat; side 2: King Porter (Session 1).
78 rpm. Both tracks were originally recorded in 1924 and released on Autograph 617. This pressing was released in 1943.
Session Records was established as a venture of the Session Record Shop in Chicago, Illinois, in 1943. The shop, operated by Phil and Evie Feathergill, featured original and re-issues of “hot jazz” records. Session’s earliest releases were re-issues of recordings made in Chicago or by artists with Chicago associations in the early 1920s. Many of these original recordings were mostly out of print and difficult for jazz enthusiasts and collectors to find. The earliest pressings were labeled “Reissue Session,” with a copyright of 1943 or 1944. After the Feathergill’s moved to Los Angeles in 1946, new pressings were released with “Reissue” on the label and a copyright of “1946 W. P. Feathergill.